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Copying quantum computer makes NP-complete problems tractable  (Make Corrections)  
Mika Hirvensalo



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Abstract: Under the assumption that a quantum computer can exactly copy quantum superpositions, we show that NP-complete problems can be solved probabilistically in polynomial time. We also propose two methods that could potentially allow to avoid the use of a quantum copymachine. (Update)

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@techreport{ hirvensalo98copying,
    author = "Mika Hirvensalo",
    title = "Copying quantum computer makes {NP}-complete problems tractable",
    number = "TUCS-TR-161",
    month = "13,",
    year = "1998",
    url = "citeseer.ist.psu.edu/530604.html" }
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